We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Nebraska Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
19,220 83.61% $72,732 H-1B
2,068 9.00% $135,460 PERM
1,597 6.95% $31,035 H-2A
103 0.45% $88,461 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 22,988 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 19,220 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.61% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,068 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.00% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $58,343 80.39%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $79,177 80.39%
Psychiatrists 40 $130,517 81.63%
Web Developers 40 $52,721 86.96%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $61,708 88.89%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $64,821 86.36%
Surgeons 36 $231,932 85.71%
Information Security Analysts 36 $75,573 87.80%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 33 $49,816 84.62%
Food Scientists and Technologists 32 $45,292 86.49%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Employees Over Time
Nebraska has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 859 employees were hired. Nebraska peaked in 2018 with 2,132 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,448 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Korea 26 $34,965 50.00%
Canada 21 $93,299 42.86%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $58,872 51.61%
Cambodia 9 $25,334 30.00%
Guatemala 8 $32,739 42.11%
Iran 8 $65,561 50.00%
Germany 7 $59,765 46.67%
Jordan 7 $67,171 46.67%
Pakistan 6 $129,369 42.86%
Egypt 6 $121,853 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp 45 $75,537 88.24%
D2sol Inc 45 $72,977 90.00%
Father Flanagans Boys Home 44 $114,962 89.80%
Celerion Inc 44 $48,759 89.80%
Epro Technologies Llc 44 $54,054 89.80%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 44 $74,755 91.67%
Metropolitan Utilities District 43 $87,410 91.49%
Spreetail Llc 42 $87,094 89.36%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 42 $67,077 91.30%
Erp Analysts Inc 41 $67,610 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oppliger Feeders 3 $13,666 33.33%
Hastings College 3 $45,123 33.33%
Team Financial Management Systems Inc 3 $68,411 37.50%
Western Nebraska Community College 3 $49,570 37.50%
Nebraska Book Company Inc 3 $50,620 42.86%
Safeway Inc 2 $102,700 28.57%
Quality Meats Inc 2 $93,122 28.57%
Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc 2 $92,935 28.57%
Fremont Area Medical Center 2 $50,482 28.57%
Yahoo Inc 2 $72,353 28.57%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 289 $31,274 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 264 $30,883 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 171 $34,005 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 161 $32,361 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 125 $31,628 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 113 $32,524 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 80 $32,668 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 60 $32,828 100.00%
Potato Farming 57 $31,471 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 51 $33,351 100.00%

Nebraska Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Nebraska to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Nebraska over all years is $72,732. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage